Region briefly

If Tulia is declared a federal emergency area and if the Federal Emergency Management Agency becomes involved, residents must be registered with the Red Cross to be eligible for relief.

Registration will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily for an indefinite period of time at 619 SE Second St. in Tulia.

Thornberry to discuss Iraq on C-Span telecast

U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Amarillo, will discuss Iraq on C-SPAN's Washington Journal. The program will air 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. today.

Hobbs police investigate shooting of 27-year-old

Hobbs police are investigating a Tuesday morning shooting.

Adrian Gonzales, 27, was found by police lying in the front yard at 407 W. Palace Ave. in Hobbs, with gunshot wounds to his hand and abdomen. Gonzales was transported to Lea Regional Hospital and then airlifted to a Lubbock hospital.

Officers found several people hiding in the house, though interviews with them provided no significant information.

Anyone with information should call the Hobbs Police Department at (505) 397-9265, or Crimestoppers at (505) 393-8005.

Cookie shop to celebrate opening in Littlefield

A cookie shop will celebrate its grand opening this week.

Maw's Country Cookies will commemorate its opening at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 312 Phelps Ave. in Littlefield.

The cookie store is the 14th business opened as part of the WesTex Allied Communities Enterprise Facilitation Project.